For this example, I'm focusing on racism.
So while listening to music from my past, I came across this old gem.
Lol, now I loved this song back in the day. But I realized there was a line in there, that would be totally considered unacceptable by today's standards.
"Be color blind, don't be so shallow!"
Now, when it comes to race things back in the day, I was an "ally". Fuck yeah! I'll see you as an individual! Rock on!
Now though, this is wrong. "We" decided, if we fail to see color, you're just a privileged A-hole.
Look, I'm not going to argue this. BUT, don't fucking call me racist. I don't care how many times society changes its mind about representation.
People go through trials and experiences, they change history for a reason. That doesn't mean someone who participated in an antebellum party, or said the "n" word with a soft a, is a racist. Time builds off the experiences of others.
Would people be such advocates of color recognition, if we hadn't been willing to be color blind in the first place?
So while listening to music from my past, I came across this old gem.
Lol, now I loved this song back in the day. But I realized there was a line in there, that would be totally considered unacceptable by today's standards.
"Be color blind, don't be so shallow!"
Now, when it comes to race things back in the day, I was an "ally". Fuck yeah! I'll see you as an individual! Rock on!
Now though, this is wrong. "We" decided, if we fail to see color, you're just a privileged A-hole.
Look, I'm not going to argue this. BUT, don't fucking call me racist. I don't care how many times society changes its mind about representation.
People go through trials and experiences, they change history for a reason. That doesn't mean someone who participated in an antebellum party, or said the "n" word with a soft a, is a racist. Time builds off the experiences of others.
Would people be such advocates of color recognition, if we hadn't been willing to be color blind in the first place?